Surfer

The boy scans the horizon looking into his soul And the beauty of the waves as they roll Sun sits just above the lowest cloud in the distance Today there is no resistance Breaking into a run for Neptune’s playground The beat against his board a familiar sound Smiling to himself for the freedom he knows here A break he sees the next one is clear A few strokes and he stands guiding his board Through the enchanting spray and the roar A dolphin joins him on the wave their fun evident A blessing of conjoining spirits now spent A swell surges from the kiss of the tempest wind Enraging the boys inner sin Take hold of the reins Neptune he shouts Again he braces for the watery bouts The beach clears of visitors he makes his stand Today I am no longer boy, but man The companion sees his courage and swims near Drowning is his inner fear The crest of his wave broke only to rise again Awaking the instincts within He swims in front of his beast and stands proud Turning his waist smartly to ride it out He slips under the ripcurl entering the tunnel A roar inside hint at disgruntled The water closes in to seal him in A chance to break him his back to end Not quick enough he thinks to himself As he races back to the beach in health